Trousers press and hanger



E5; April 26, 1932. c. SWAN 1,855,262

TROUSERS PRESS AND HANGER Filed Oct. 11, 1929 Patented Apr. 26, 1932 PATENT OFFICE CHARLES SWAN, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA TROUSERS PRESS AND HANGER Application filedbctober 11, 1929. Serial No. 398,955.

This invention relates to a simple device for pressing trousers and other articles of wearing apparel in which a distinct crease is desirable. The invention also provides a device 'which is of simple construction and which is readily adjusted so as to press and hold trousers, whether or not they are provided with cuffs at their lower edges.

An object of this invention is to disclose and provide a simple and effective trousers press.

Another object is to disclose and provide a trousers press which is adjustable for trousers with or without cufi's.

A still further object of this invention is to disclose and provide a trousers press adjustable for width.

Another object is to disclose and provide a trousers press adapted to maintain trousers of a suitable liquid.

Other objects, uses and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the following description, reference being had to the appended drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a trousers press embraced by this invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the upper portion of a trousers press showing said press in position on trousers having cuffs.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged side elevation of the upper portion of a trousers press in position for use on trousers without cuffs.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section taken along 35 line 44 of Fig. 1.,

The device illustrated on the attached drawings comprises two presser plates 1 and 2 betweenwhich trousers 3 may be held in pressing position. The presser plates 1 and 2 are preferably held together in pressing position by means of one or more suitable clips. Only one clip is shown in the drawing, said clip providing a U-shaped spring 4 provided with a lug on one side 5, said lug bemg attached to the presser plate 1 by a pin or rivet 6.

A filler block 7 provided with a handle or extension 8 may be inserted between the ends of the spring 4, the handle 8 protruding through an opening in the U-shaped spring 4.

in pressing position in contact with moisture Any other suitable handle may be provided, such as for example, a handle merely welded or otherwise attached to one of the sides of the U-shaped spring clip 4. It is to be understood that the spaced ends of the spring clip 4 are spaced sufficiently so as to permit them to be easily placed exteriorly of the presser plates 1 and 2 when a pair of trousers 3 is in position, said spring 4 maintaining said presser plates 1 and 2 in pressing position.

The presser plates 1 and 2 may be made of any suitable material such as wood, metal, phenol condensation compositions, impregnated and hardened paper and the like.

Preferably, the presser plates 1 and 2 are provided with absorbent inner surfaces 9 made of felt flannelette or other cloth, or if desired faced with a cork composition or other absorbent material adapted to retain moisture or other liquids. Furthermore, the presser plates 1 and 2 are preferably provided with enlargements 10, said enlargements being in approximately the position at which the knee comes in contact with the trousers so as to extend the pressing action to those areas which normally become baggy during use.

Means may be provided for placing a crease or pressing the rear edge 11 of the trousers 3. Means 'for pressing the rear edges 11 may comprise members 12 and 13hingedly connected together as at 14, said members 12 and 13 being provided with arms 15 and 16, respectively, adapted to be slidably received in suitable grooves or guides formed in or attached to the presser plates 1 and 2. As shown on V the drawings, said guides may comprise bent metallic members 17 attached to the back or outer sides of the presser plates 1 and 2 in any suitable manner, as by means of rivets. 90 By slidably adjusting the arms 15 and 16 within the guides 17, the position of the members 12 and 13 relative to the rear edge 11 of the trousers may be regulated.

Means are preferably provided for main- 95 taining the trousers 3 in pressing position between the presser plates 1 and 2, while said trousers 3 are suspended as shown in Fig.1 Such means may include opposed hanger portions 18 and 19, each of said hanger portions 100 2 in anysuitable manner and preferably in clude a portion 21 spaced a greater distance from the presser boards 1 and 2 than the second portion 22.

The ends of hanger portions 18 and 19 are provided with hooks 23 spaced out of tlie plane of the portions 18 and 1-9 by meansof, bends 24, said bends 24 beingsubst'antially equal-in their displacement to the thickness ofthepresserplates 1 and 2. The hooks 23 extendin' a direction parallelto the length of the hangerportions 18 and 1 9.

As shown in'Fig. 2, when the hooks 23' are in position' withinthe eye 20 so as to contact with the upper portion-21, then the body of the hanger portions 18 and 19 rests against the end of the-presser plates 1 and 2. The distance-betweenthe presser plates 18 and 19 is-thens-ubstantially equivalent to the thickness normally occupied by the cuffs of a pair of trousers.

If, howeverg-the hanger portions 18 and 19 are-shifted sothatthe hOOkS-24z contact with the lowerportion 22 of the eye 20, then the inner. faces of the adjoining hangersportions 18 and19 aresubstantially' in the same plane as: the-inner surfaces of the presser platesl r and 2, thereby; permitting the hanger portions 18 ,and:1 9 togrip the edges-oftrousers imincumberedwith cufis.

Preferably, one of said hangerportions 18 0131-9 -isprovidedwith a-hookv 25v by means of. which the press-while inzposition upon a pair oftr-ousers-may be suspended. Anadj ustable loop 26 attached to the opposed hanger -memberi is; also preferably provided, said adj ustableloop 26-" being, adapted to extend around-the hook 25 so as to maintain the hanger-portions: 18 and 19.:together:

In operation, the inner. surfaces of the presser-plates 1 and .2 are preferably slightly moistened with'water or with a-cleaning fluid, and the trousers then placed betweenthe presser plates so that the frontrcrease of said trousers is retained between said presser platesandithe extensions 10 carried-by said presser plates cover the areas adjoining the kneepor'tions of the trousers. The-two presser plates are then placed in pressing relation by ca-usinglthe spring clip 4 to pivot at 6, the

legs ofsaidclipembracingthe presser plates; The opposed hanger'portions- 18 and 19 may thenbeifitt'ed into operative relation by causing theprongs or fingers 23 to be received within the. proper portion of the eyes 20. The use of the rear-crease members 12 is selfevident. from: the description givenherein- The invention as described above provides a ready and efficient means for pressing trousers. The entire device may be disassembled so as to occupy but little space when not in use.

Although a particular device has been described in detail, .it is tobe understood that the-invention is not limited to' the precise details of construction specified, but includes all such changes and modifications as come wit'hinithesoope: of the appended claims.

I claim:

1 Ina trousers press, the combination of two opposed presser plates lined with absorb'entmaterial andadapted to contact with front crease portions of trousers placed therebetween, a'springclip pivotallyv connected to one of saidpresser plates and adapted to hold said presser plates inpressing. position, av hanger comprising two opposed portions adapted to hold the ends of trousers protruding from between saidpr'esser plates, means for removably connecting said hanger-per tions to said presser plates,.said.me'ans including hooks carried'by said presser portions, said'liooks being off setfrom' the plane of said. hanger portions, and stepped eyes carried by each of-said presser plates adapted to receive said liooks.- I

2. In atrouser-spres's, the combination of two opposed presser plates lined with ab sorbent' material and adapted to contact with front crease portions of trousersplacedzthere= between,-.a' spring clip pivotally -c'onnected' to one. of said presserplatesandtadapted toliold said presser plates in pressing position, a hanger comprising two opposed" portions adapted toli'old'the' ends oftrou'se'rs protruding from between said presserf'plates, means for reinovably connecting; sai'cl hanger por tions to said" presser'plate's, said" means including' hooks carried by said presser portions, said hooks being'jofi set"from the plane of said hanger portions, stepped eyes c'arried by eac-lr-ofsaid presserplat'es adapted to receive said hooks, transverse grooves 'carri'ed by saidpresser' plates, and a hinged member'of shorter length than said'presser" plates provided with integral arms adapted to be slidably received in said grooves.

Signed at Los Angeles, Calif-Q, this 6th day Ore-s a, 19:29: v,

CHARLES swrA-Ni 

